It’s a wonder they’re so arrogant they openly publish this. They’re the ‘real’ sedition and insurrectionists

Time to Go After Supreme Court

As the stories of “justices” Roberts, Gorsuch, Alito, and Thomas appear every day in the paper, it appears there is some hesitancy on attacking the legitimacy of the Court.  That needs to end.  It is obvious that the Court will not be working for political rights, human rights, fair elections, or anything else for decades in the future.  It is also obvious that they are just another branch of an oligarchic government.

Some highlights of the Roberts Court.

Citizens United — Yes, people with more money than they know what to do with should be allowed to use their money to influence elections.  It was put forward as a free speech case, and money was equated with speech.  As a constitutional originalist, my copy does not include a mention of money, and money was widely used during the adoption of the constitution.

Shelby — Essentially, the Voting Rights Act was eliminated based on the Court saying it was no longer necessary.  Amendment XV simply says the Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.  No where does it mention the Court, and why with this explicit direction, does the court substitute its judgment for Congress’s.

Gun Cases -Heller — The Court is moving for unrestricted gun access.  Now guns are described as appropriate means of self defense.  However, my Constitution only describes well regulated militias, and the Court avoids the need or participation in militias as part of gun rights.

Obamacare case — The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the law.  However, they greatly constrained Medicaid expansion, and the case they heard was so zany it should not have been heard.

Gerrymandering — The Court has essentially said gerrymandering is fine, no matter what.  We are now picking legislators and Congressmen based on an election in 2010 which gave Republicans the opportunity to gerrymander for the next ten years, and based on them still being in office based on that gerrymander, they did it again in 2020.

Harding — The Court has shown a willingness to accept the legislative doctrine, which would essentially allow these gerrymandered legislators the opportunity to pick the President.

Dobbs — Just based on the change in the Court based on some finagling by McConnell, and nominations by an impeached President, the Court essentially stripped a basic right from a majority of the population.

Impreachment 1 — The Constitution directs the Chief Justice to preside over impeachments of the President.  Roberts did not do this.  Since the Senate could not pass a resolution allowing the calling of witnessed, there were no witnesses.  Essentially,  defense counsel with the support of Republican senators prevented witnesses from appearing.  Doesn’t presiding mean presiding, not showing up and sitting like a potted plant while members did crossword puzzles and left the room.

For those of us with fond memories of the Warren Court, those days are long gone.  We are not looking at a Court who is working for us!

It is time for members of the Congress and Administration to challenge their legitimacy.  They are not going to do anything for us, and we need to work to undermine that branch and that Court.

1) Cut their money!

2) Challenge their decisions, and if appropriate and useful, ignore them.

3) Investigate the Court and publicize it to the nines.  Why do we learn of their corruption from Pro Publica.  Senate Judiciary should be all over them.

There is no reason to respect the Court or its members.